It is said that Marilynn Wick bought the former Caldwell Theatre chiefly to house her superlative costume collection. Producing shows was simply an afterthought because an auditorium came with the building. True or not, The Wick Theatre is just one more production company in our area, albeit a very welcome one. But there is nothing like Wick’s newly opened Costume Museum … [Read more...]
Koch’s collection an unequaled Western treasure trove
You know an exhibit is extraordinary when the woman standing next to you, who happens to be Elizabeth Broun, the Margaret and Terry Stent director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwich Gallery, says this: “I’m blown away. We have a wonderful collection, but this puts it to shame.” That was how it was during a recent preview for Recapturing the West: The … [Read more...]